Uncommon causes of anterior knee pain: A case report of infrapatellar contracture syndrome

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 376-380

  Ellen, Mark I ^a   Jackson, Howard B ^a   Dibiase, Steven J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior; Infrapatellar Contracture Syndrome; Knee; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY; SURGERY; TENDONS;

ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN; ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTED PATELLAR TENDON; HORN MEDIAL MENISCUS TEAR; INFRAPATELLAR CONTRACTURE SYNDROME;

ORTHOPEDICS;

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; PATELLA TENDON; PATHOGENESIS; TENDON DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CONTRACTURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PATELLA; SYNDROME; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 0032790036     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199907000-00018     Document Type: Article

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